Union Stockyards
A project in Tucson, AZ by Duane Wulf000days
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A historical economic euro game where you build your business empire and manipulate markets to be meatpacking king of Chicago.
Backers: 1548
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $95,251 of $14,200
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 9th (24 days)
Project By: Duane Wulf
Backers: 1548
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $95,251 of $14,200
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 9th (24 days)
Project By: Duane Wulf
$95,251
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 9 @ 23:02 -0400 GMT
670%
of goal
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Latest News
Final 48 hrs!, Japan!, Year 5 Cards 
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 48 hrs remaining! Over 1,200 backers! We are humbled by your enthusiasm and confidence! Thank you, thank you, thank you. We are approaching the end of an exciting ride. Get the word out for a final push. Japan! There has been an excellent... (Read More)
Three days to go!, BGG Contest, Year 4 Cards
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 3 days to go! Get the word out. Tell your friends that they only have three days left to back Union Stockyards. BGG Contest We are currently running a Union Stockyards contest on BoardGameGeek. Enter HERE. Year Cards: Year 4 Year 4 1907 –... (Read More)
Screen-Printing!, Year 3 Cards, Omaha
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Screen-Printing! One thousand backers! A sincere thank-you for your confidence and enthusiasm! Due to the campaign's success, we are adding another upgrade: Screen-printing on each of the five starting buildings (Slaughter Plants), the 30 Branch... (Read More)
French Rule Book, Year 2 Cards
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
French Rule Book The DRAFT French Rule Book has been completed and is available here: Livret de règles Union Stockyards (DRAFT French Rule Book) Year Cards: Year 2 Year 2 1892 – The Ellis Island Immigration Station Opens Union Spirit +0... (Read More)
Wooden Tokens!, German Rules, Year 1 Cards
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Wooden Railroad Tokens! We did not have any official "Stretch Goals" in this campaign because we had upgraded everything to premium quality from the beginning. However, a few backers have asked about wooden Railroad Connection tokens, and we liked... (Read More)
Backer Stats, Designer Diary 7 of 7
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Backer Demographics Thank you so much to each and every backer. Here are some interesting stats about you: After the USA (512) the top five backer countries are Canada (49), United Kingdom (34), Australia (26), Germany (26), and Japan (23). The top... (Read More)
Stockyards Gate Miniature, Designer Diary 6 of 7
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Stockyards Gate Miniature The Union Stockyards gate is a National Historic Landmark and the one of the few remaining Union Stockyards structures still standing in Chicago. The original gate was designed by Burnham and Root and constructed in 1879.... (Read More)
Metal Coins!, Designer Diary 5 of 7
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Metal Coins add-on Many of you have asked for a metal coins add-on and we have listened. We are working with the factory to finalize the details, so we don't have a final cost yet. The game already comes with really cool money tokens, so you don't... (Read More)
2-Player Board Finalized!, Designer Diary 4 of 7
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Game Board Finalized The Union Stockyards game board will be double-sided. One side will be for 3/4/5 players and the other side will be for 2 players. We have been working to fine tune the graphic design and we are excited to reveal both sides of... (Read More)
Spread the word!, Designer Diary 3 of 7
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We passed 600 backers! Thank you to each one of you! Keep spreading the word to your friends who might be interested in Union Stockyards. Designer Diary 3 of 7 : The Buildings During the early years of the Union Stockyards, so much blood, guts,... (Read More)
New Gamers, Designers Diary 2 of 7
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
New to Kickstarter, New to Modern Board Games? Of the 574 backers so far, 94 are first-time backers on Kickstarter. That is 16% of our backers! Compare that with two other highly-successful board game projects that launched the same day as Union... (Read More)
Campaign Update and Designers Diary
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Campaign Update Over 500 backers and 230% funded in three days! A sincere thank you to each of you for having confidence in us. We really have worked hard to make Union Stockyards a great game and we appreciate you joining the effort. Designer... (Read More)
Fantastic Day One! Thank you!
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Some numbers from Day One 307 - The number of day one backers. This is crazy because this is the exact same number of total backers (307) from my first Kickstarter campaign PEDIGREE. But this time we did it on the first day. 210 - The number of... (Read More)
Hooray! Union Stockyards is funded!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Union Stockyards funded in 3.5 hours! A sincere thank you to each backer who has helped bring this game to life. It is very exciting for us to know that Union Stockyards will become a reality. The reasons that I designed this game are because I love... (Read More)
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